Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200409-11
Severity: High
Title: star: Suid root vulnerability
Date: September 07, 2004
Bugs: #61797
ID: 200409-11
Synopsis
star contains a suid root vulnerability which could potentially
grant unauthorized root access to an attacker.
Background
star is an enhanced tape archiver, much like tar, that is
recognized for it’s speed as well as it’s enhanced mt/rmt
support.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
| 1 app-arch/star | < star-1.5_alpha46 | >= star-1.5_alpha46 |
Description
A suid root vulnerability exists in versions of star that are
configured to use ssh for remote tape access.
Impact
Attackers with local user level access could potentially gain
root level access.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All star users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=app-arch/star-1.5_alpha46"
# emerge ">=app-arch/star-1.5_alpha46"
References
[ 1 ] Star Mailing List Announcement
https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/star-users/2004-August/000239.html
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the
Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-11.xml
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or
alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs
to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative
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